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Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: With regard to the social welfare Bill, will consideration be given to increasing the rate of payment for JobBridge interns, given that it has proved to be a successful labour activation measure? It would encourage further participation.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Could that be considered under the social welfare Bill?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 165. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views regarding the 2010 adoption legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38941/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which a coach operator may apply to avail of the fuel rebate; if he will provide the full details of the workings of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38957/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Decentralisation Programme Staff Transfers (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he envisages further scope for decentralising State services and jobs in the immediate future; if he has any specific plans in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding putting in place flood protection measures at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38937/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Recreation Promotion (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the advice he would give to persons or community groups looking to establish new walking routes; if he will financially support the preparation and maintenance of new routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38938/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Company Staff (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the future of Development Partnership staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38943/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Projects Funding (19 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any funding sources exist for community groups seeking to travel to potential twinning partners to help develop tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38953/13]

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I want to ask about promised legislation. Also-----

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: With regard to the ordering of business, there has been a very important reform proposed for Oral Questions that would allow only Members who are present to have their questions answered. That deserves recognition. I have been calling for it some time and am glad it is happening in this term. Will the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill provide for eliminating the abuse of the system by...

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Many hundreds of convictions are costing the State huge amounts owing to free legal aid. Will the Bill actually provide for a means of recouping the moneys from the people concerned or a way of eliminating the abuse?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank Ms Scott-Lennon for her presentation, which I followed in my office. My question does not relate specifically to Dún Laoghaire Harbour but relates to the cruise industry. Is there potential to develop a cruise around Ireland, perhaps starting and finishing in Dún Laoghaire? Would such a cruise be viable and could it be marketed to show off the Irish coastline in its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Are the logistics in place to offer such a cruise? Would it be logistically possible to do so, given the time that would be required to travel between suitable ports?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will divert a percentage of any taxes raised through consumption taxes on tobacco or high sugar or fat products towards an oral healthcare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37773/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the extra revenue that was generated by the €1 levy on wine in Budget 2013; if he would provide in tabular form the 2010, 2011, 2012 and most recent 2013 figures for wine sales and the related State revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Stability Mechanism (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts to date to separate legacy banking and sovereign debt; the efforts he will make in the future; if he is confident of a positive deal for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37970/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to AIB's practice of not allowing customers to transfer their tracker mortgages when moving homes; if he will meet with the chief executive of AIB to discuss same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount allocated annually towards reducing the illicit tobacco trade, counterfeit and illegal; the amount the State estimates is lost in tax revenue because of this trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Holidays Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the return of schools in the last week in August is damaging to the domestic tourism industry, in view of the fact that the last week in August was traditionally a busy week for domestic holiday makers; if he will consider starting the academic year a week later; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37565/13]